当初科菲·安南被任命该职时,联合国和阿盟的许多人都很乐观,认为他就是能给叙利亚带来和平的人。安南不仅在华盛顿和莫斯科,而且在中东国家都享有很高的信任度。但几周几个月过去了,他的六点计划一点也没有落实,安南感到很沮丧。他在辞职演讲中明确表示,他能感到大家对他的信任根本没有促成真正致力于和平的承诺。
The United States said Mr Annan's mission could never have succeeded as long as the Assad government continuously broke pledges to implement his peace plan. The US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said that by a blocking action at the Security Council, Russia and China had made his mission impossible. The Russian President Vladimir Putin said he regretted Mr Annan's resignation and called him a brilliant diplomat.
美国称,只要阿萨德政府继续违背实施其和平计划的承诺,安南的使命就永远不可能实现。美国驻联合国大使苏珊·赖斯说,俄罗斯和中国阻扰安理会的行动,这样安南的使命就无法实现。俄罗斯总统普京说,他对安南的辞职表示遗憾,称他是一位英明的外交家。
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